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Lewis Hamilton raised the prospect of challenging Max Verstappen for pole position at the United States Grand Prix after he finished third in practice usdt
Hamilton trailed Verstappen by 0 usdt
281 seconds in the sole running before qualifying later on Friday with Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc splitting the rivals usdt
But the seven-time world champion, in his upgraded Mercedes, clocked the fastest first and second sectors before hitting traffic in the final part of his speediest lap at Austin’s Circuit of the Americas usdt
Verstappen claimed his third world title in as many years at the previous round in Qatar usdt
But Hamilton’s early pace at a track where he has enjoyed so much success over the years suggests he might be able to give the Dutchman a run for his money in qualifying for Sunday’s 56-lap race usdt
Leclerc could also be a contender in the Lone Star State after he finished just 0 usdt
156 sec behind Verstappen usdt
Verstappen’s Red Bull team-mate Sergio Perez took fourth spot, three tenths back, a place ahead of Haas’ Kevin Magnussen with George Russell sixth for Mercedes usdt
Oscar Piastri survived a hairy moment when he temporarily lost control of his McLaren through Turn 8 usdt
Lewis Hamilton was third in practice in Austin (Darron Cummings/AP) (AP)The Australian rookie, who won the sprint race in Lusail a fortnight ago, looked destined for the barriers after he ran on to the grass at high speed usdt
Piastri wiggled one way to the next but managed to catch his out-of-control machine to avoid a big shunt usdt
He sustained minor damage to the floor of his McLaren in the accident and finished only 19th usdt
Lance Stroll was rooted to the foot of the time charts after he completed just five laps following a brake failure on his Aston Martin usdt
Qualifying takes place at 4pm local time (10pm BST) usdt
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As often was the case amid an American society embedded in racism in the 1980s, Muhammed Ali put it best usdt
Advising black racing driver Willy T Ribbs, the people’s champion made his point in no uncertain terms: “There are Blacks in my sport usdt
But there are no Blacks in your sport usdt
“They’re going to want to kill you usdt
”Yet for all the death threats, discrimination and abuse, Ribbs had long decided that the only option was to meet the uphill battle head-on usdt
He made history in 1986 when he became the first Black driver to test an F1 car usdt
Five years later, he was the first to race in the Indy 500, one of the world’s most famous events usdt
But on the course of that journey, Ribbs faced it all usdt
Don’t let me tell you though; let the man himself usdt
“Of course, there were death threats, the n-word,” he reflects, in a slow but deadpan fashion that tells you the wounds have long since healed usdt
Instead, the metaphorical bruises are worn with pride usdt
“But I enjoyed it usdt
It didn’t make me mad, it was fun usdt
I was going to dish out what they were dishing out to me, it never scared or intimidated me usdt
I actually enjoyed it because it was motivating usdt
I was never going to play the victim, that was not Willy T Ribbs usdt
”Now 68, Ribbs is an ambassador for Formula One, raising awareness for diversity and equality usdt
A role given a matter of months after his riveting biopic movie, Uppity, was released in 2020 usdt
So titled because that was his nickname in motorsport circles – “and he loved it” usdt
But to this interview, he’s late usdt
And he apologises, quipping: “Race drivers are never late, you know! Or they’re not supposed to be…”Son to William “Bunny” Ribbs, an amateur racer himself, Willy’s career path was set in stone from day dot it seems usdt
It was the racing way or the highway usdt
Ribbs faced an avalanche of racism and abuse throughout his career (Getty)“I was born in this sport,” he tells The Independent, from his home in Texas usdt
“I watched it from three years old when my dad was racing, watching the likes of Jim Clark and Graham Hill usdt
That’s all that was discussed in the family usdt
We didn’t discuss any other sport usdt
“I was lucky, I think usdt
At nine years old, I knew what I wanted to do and I knew what my career path was going to be usdt
Most kids that age don’t know what the hell they’re going to do, but I did usdt
And I didn’t want to be an amateur at it – I wanted it to be a profession and I wanted it to be Formula One usdt
”He learned his craft, in the UK, racing alongside future F1 world champion Nigel Mansell in Formula Ford in the mid-1970s usdt
He raced in Nascar and the Trans-Am Series, later on, too usdt
But his F1 calling, in ’86, came in the Portuguese town of Estoril usdt
Bernie Ecclestone’s Brabham team – “Bernie has always been good to Willy T Ribbs” – gave the American the chance to buck the trend and become a true trailblazer usdt
But the tag was not something he felt comfortable with at the time usdt
Ribbs made history in an F1 test in 1986 and in the Indy 500 in 1991 (Getty)“All that mattered was I thought of myself as a race driver,” he says usdt
“I had two responsibilities: to myself and to my team usdt
For those who record social history, that’s their job [to say trailblazer] – but I’m not going to carry that weight on my shoulders usdt
“Sure usdt
I was a role model because I was doing something no other Black kid had done usdt
And great, if that’s the category they want to put me in and how they want to document it usdt
But for me? It was about going fast usdt
”It was a mindset of not bowing to the status quo, embodied most especially in the late 20th century by Ali usdt
“What I admired about him the most was not his usdt boxing skills,” Ribbs says of Ali usdt
“What I admired about him was his resolve as a man, not to be squashed, manipulated or controlled usdt
Ali said: ‘You have to let them know that you can’t be killed, there’s nothing they can do to you, and then they’ll leave you alone for a while usdt
’”Now in motor racing, the baton has been passed on to seven-time Formula One world champion and the sport’s only Black driver Lewis Hamilton, whom Ribbs is full of praise about usdt
“Lewis Hamilton, after seven world titles and more victories than any other human being, gets unfairly targeted,” insists Ribbs usdt
“If you can equate it to Tiger Woods, what did Tiger Woods do for golf? He broadened the audience usdt
The attention went off the chart usdt
That’s exactly what happened in F1 – Lewis Hamilton has been Formula One’s Tiger Woods usdt
“He’s a very kind man usdt
He’ll let it roll off, turn the other cheek – I wasn’t that way usdt
He deals with it and in a lot of cases it’s unfair usdt
Then again, he is in an environment which was not nearly as brutal as I was dealing with usdt
Willy T Ribbs was treated differently usdt
”The third-person references point to a man who is now comfortable in his own skin; in the significance of the struggle – and what it means to many around the world usdt
And despite a sport notoriously still dominated by white men, progress is being made usdt
“One thing I love about Formula One is not only is it evolving commercially around the world, it’s evolving socially,” he says usdt
“When F1 hired me, I asked them: ‘What made you make this call?’“They said: ‘We watched your film and we thought you’d be the perfect person for inclusion and equality in Formula One usdt
’“I said: ‘Well, you called the right guy’ usdt
”More aboutMuhammed AliLewis HamiltonBlack History MonthFormula 11/3F1 icon Willy T Ribbs: ‘I was never going to play the victim’F1 icon Willy T Ribbs: ‘I was never going to play the victim’Ribbs faced an avalanche of racism and abuse throughout his careerGetty ImagesF1 icon Willy T Ribbs: ‘I was never going to play the victim’Ribbs made history in an F1 test in 1986 and in the Indy 500 in 1991Getty ImagesF1 icon Willy T Ribbs: ‘I was never going to play the victim’‘Sure usdt
I was a role model because I was doing something no other Black kid had done usdt
But for me? It was about going fast’ Getty✕Subscribe to Independent Premium to bookmark this articleWant to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today usdt
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